The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1887-02-05
A Million for Missions for l&S.-s!r Cul-
JertioHs pufy.

A Milton for Missions for l&St-sr Cul-
Iections ouIy.
There has never been a MOI earw.ss
purpose upon the part nt the nw m.n,
of the Wilmington Conference. g. lsana
the utmost limit 10 mj,sioaal. e ,.e.t. .a-
/ than at present.
Missionary intelligence has acrar been
more idely difln>ed thlouEH both The
religious and secular press, is is being
done today.
The ednor of leading &ecaltr paper,
who was solicited by the District SacIt-
tary of Wilmington District So publish
Missionary intcIl geuce Ieple1-"Nv
columns are open to so worthy cause.
Please don't conclude that because the
- is political weekly, that there
fore it has no higher mission than pal.,-
ztn politics. GA the conu uy / seek TO
give it high moral tone not only i1 tae
Temperance cause, Iut in every other
dlection." Send out ,Le good t.oiu,5
Though every possible avenue.
A Million for Missions from collections
ouly. Note the fact that almost enc
half of this sum is TO be expended il our
own country. The rest is a contribution
to the greatest work ever attemp Ell. the
oTerth' ow Of all systems OF f4l .a tel
gions and the Conquest Of the ~aIt .ur
Christ"
The Gail of the Methodist Church Tor
Million for Missions, is /. sep ia
advance of what the church Oas ev,r
done. .: 1t is not unI easoBabrs nor ill.,
possible. 3. The STANDARD placed al
this dehuite amount with the pp,Sihia
of reaching it will be wonderful stir
ulus TO the church every where /. 10
accomplish this result The help oG every
minister, layman aud every child in All
our Sunday schools will be needed "
Tine success Of modern Missions Is
the marvel of history. We Sometimes
hear complaints about the VAS outlay
and small return, just as We hes- ugn
talking about the decline OF CI.-.. u. s..
These complaints are born eirhar ls i-..-
rance or OF an evil desire The grow
OF Missions III this century SUI, ass Ill
other ages of the church Tn is PIE
eminently the missionary ceu,uy IN
$500 there were only seven Protestant
Foreign Missionary Societies 10 1870
there we're seventy besides six cen Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Societies.
Then there were Gully 40 missionaries,
now there are 1000. Iu 1909 the,a wee
only $4,000 converts, now there e
1000, 900 with $500, % adheicl.s. W.o
at tue beginning Of The century, cd
believe such results could nala h.
reached?
There ave some things winch must he
the ground work of all successful 49,
eiations in mission work. Blshuy Hams
says:
/. PrincIple This work cannot H. ell
ried Iol ward successfully without lie
clea'est aud strongest couvic93.> #
duty. That this work is the viIl y, God
and He CON mands it to 0e done
,. SJStCm The highest and ,rli'ue.t
prncipe may be practically useless % TIL
out some suitable plan through which it
nav work out its legitimate results.
3 Ifr3 ceJ,t,cG \ steady pu1,oso to
remove all difficulties 20 ove,eome al
obstacles to cOrquer all oppu,, icu. \
eady effort to succeed. These three
things Will not admit OF failu H.
The Wesleyans CT Great Bri,aiu with
less than Que thitd of the membership
aud scarcely 1.-THE of the wealth Of the
Methodist church amaz-s Us viii iue
magnitude of their m.asIuuar, offerings
the munihceuce OF Jher q , has at
tracted the attention and e.uiIed the
wonder of the Christian world. The
secl els and philosophy OF her uppiral-
leled success may be found ilsJ here;
that by their plans OF deputarrJus 50 .ci-
tors and collectors they accomplish u
most thorough aud exhaustive canvas ct
every society aud church i'll thu Con-
nexion aud well nigh accomplish tier
purpose of procuring Contribution
from every member OF their communion